Les Canaris at least went out with a bang thanks to a 1-0 win at high-flying Bordeaux, but fourth-bottom Nice's 1-0 victory over Paris St Germain meant their efforts went unrewarded, while Sedan were beaten 2-1 at Lille.

Troyes also stand on the brink of relegation after drawing 2-2 at home to Rennes and Valenciennes are a point ahead of Nice thanks to a 1-0 defeat of St Etienne.

The drama at the bottom was matched by that at the top with Djibril Cisse coming off the bench to score Marseille's winner in a 2-1 win over Nancy which took them second.

With Lens and Bordeaux losing elsewhere on Wednesday, OM are now two points clear in the second Champions League berth.

Sochaux are up to fifth place after beating Monaco 2-1 and Lorient edged out Auxerre 2-1 at Le Moustoir in a game which had little bearing on matters at either end of the table.